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Westenev said :
rather than "hur dur, I have powers". Something Legend of Korra took and trampled on.
Isn't "hur dur, I have powers" literally how Korra's character was first introduced?
I never really watched past the first episode, but it seems to me the problem is that they gave Korra the powers without the wisdom or the philosophy, lessons which Aang had to study hard as he had mastered his own powers. I get that the show was probably implying that she would learn wisdom along the way, but it felt cheap to say that she already knew everything.
Actually, this is a discussed plot point - Korra is trained on an island fortress, never having to discover anything for herself. She never formed proper relationships with her teachers as the other avatars did, and thus didn't connect spiritually or culturally with the world around her - much like how many youth grow up today. It's because of this controlled environment that she never found her free spirit, which is a major reason why she can't airbend.
While this had strong connotations in the first two seasons and looked like it was going somewhere, they spoiled it halfway through each season because they had a fetish for torturing Korra in painstaking detail, and because all four seasons ended in dues ex machina that only served to crush Korra's morale.
That being said, Aang's son Tenzin was amazing. He literally made the show.
And don't get me started on the love triangle, which was a total mess from the beginning. Now, this would be okay if they didn't have Korra and the second main female lead turn lesbian (maybe?) in the last 5 minutes so they could say the show was "LGBT friendly" in the directors commentary.
Tbh, in hindsight, I think the show served to explore and summarize 1920's American stereotypes against communism, anarchy and eventually totalitarianism - which are some pretty strong messages for a kids show.
Westenev said :
rather than "hur dur, I have powers". Something Legend of Korra took and trampled on.
Isn't "hur dur, I have powers" literally how Korra's character was first introduced?
I never really watched past the first episode, but it seems to me the problem is that they gave Korra the powers without the wisdom or the philosophy, lessons which Aang had to study hard as he had mastered his own powers. I get that the show was probably implying that she would learn wisdom along the way, but it felt cheap to say that she already knew everything.
Actually, this is a discussed plot point - Korra is trained on an island fortress, never having to discover anything for herself. She never formed proper relationships with her teachers as the other avatars did, and thus didn't connect spiritually or culturally with the world around her - much like how many youth grow up today. It's because of this controlled environment that she never found her free spirit, which is a major reason why she can't airbend.
While this had strong connotations in the first two seasons and looked like it was going somewhere, they spoiled it halfway through each season because they had a fetish for torturing Korra in painstaking detail, and because all four seasons ended in dues ex machina that only served to crush Korra's morale.
That being said, Aang's son Tenzin was amazing. He literally made the show.
And don't get me started on the love triangle, which was a total mess from the beginning. Now, this would be okay if they didn't have Korra and the second main female lead turn lesbian (maybe?) in the last 5 minutes so they could say the show was "LGBT friendly" in the directors commentary.
Tbh, in hindsight, I think the show served to explore and summarize 1920's American stereotypes against communism, anarchy and eventually totalitarianism - which are some pretty strong messages for a kids show.
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